African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84949741181	Corporate governance on financial performance of insurance industry	Fekadu G.W.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	13	1CONT10	None	University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa	Fekadu, G.W., University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa	The role of corporate governance in financial institutions differs from that of non- financial in...	Board of directors; Corporate governance; Ethiopia; Insurance companies	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84892523423	Grandparent-headed families' influence on the academic performance of secondary school learners	Gasa V., Plaatjies P.	2013	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	4	14	10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n14p429	University of South Africa, South Africa	Gasa, V., University of South Africa, South Africa; Plaatjies, P., University of South Africa, So...	This exploratory study investigated the influence of grandparent-headed families on the academic ...	Kinship; Second-time parent; Surrogate	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907958857	Impact of Retirement Age Policy on the Workforce of a Higher Education Institution in South Africa	Udjo E.O., Erasmus B.	2014	Politics and Policy	42	5	10.1111/polp.12092	University of South Africa, South Africa	Udjo, E.O., University of South Africa, South Africa; Erasmus, B., University of South Africa, So...	Several key sectors including higher education institutions have a skills shortage in South Afric...	Academic retirement; Employment policy; Higher education; Labor attrition; Labor policy; Labor tu...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84931038947	Board diversity, external governance, ownership structure and performance in Ethiopian microfinan...	Wale L.E.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	12	3CONT1	None	University of South Africa, South Africa	Wale, L.E., University of South Africa, South Africa	This research investigated the effect of governance dimensions such as board diversity, external ...	Ethiopia; Governance; Outreach; Sustainability	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84936755032	Board structure and performance in Ethiopian microfinance institutions	Wale L.E.	2015	Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition	11	1CONT1	None	University of South Africa, South Africa	Wale, L.E., University of South Africa, South Africa	This research investigated the effect of one governance dimension, board structure on the sustain...	Ethiopia; Governance; Outreach; Sustainability	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84869119375	The impact of inflation on financial sector development: Experience from Zambia	Odhiambo N.M.	2012	Journal of Applied Business Research	28	6	None	University of South Africa, South Africa	Odhiambo, N.M., University of South Africa, South Africa	This study examines the impact of inflation on financial development in Zambia during the period ...	Africa; Financial sector development; Inflation; Zambia	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861547997	FCC catalyst optimisation in response to rare earth prices: Lower levels of rare-earth catalyst f...	Ismail S.	2011	Petroleum Technology Quarterly	16	4	None	University of South Africa, South Africa	Ismail, S., University of South Africa, South Africa	[No abstract available]	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941049306	Examining the relationship between ceo remuneration and performance of major commercial banks in ...	Khumalo M., Masenge A.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	13	1	None	University of South Africa, South Africa; University of Pretoria, South Africa	Khumalo, M., University of South Africa, South Africa; Masenge, A., University of Pretoria, South...	The relationship between CEO remuneration and firm performance continues to receive much attentio...	Bank performance; CEO remuneration; Regression; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79952074647	Perceptions of staffriding in post-apartheid South Africa: The lethal thrill of speed or the masc...	Sedite D., Bowman B., Clowes L.	2010	Journal of Psychology in Africa	20	4	None	University of South Africa, South Africa; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Universi...	Sedite, D., University of South Africa, South Africa; Bowman, B., University of the Witwatersrand...	Staffriding, or train surfing, involves taking life threatening physical risks by moving around t...	Gender; Masculinities; Patriarchy; Performativity; Race; Railway injury; Risk-taking; Staffriding...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84892552142	A logical framework for monitoring and evaluation: A pragmatic approach to M&E	Myrick D.	2013	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	4	14	10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n14p423	University of South Africa, UNISA, South Africa	Myrick, D., University of South Africa, UNISA, South Africa	The following article discusses theoretical approaches to Monitoring and Evaluation that over tim...	Accountability; Performance Measurement; Project Management and Governance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898855179	The impact of microinsurance on household asset accumulation in Ghana: An asset index approach	Akotey J.O., Adjasi C.	2014	Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice	39	2	10.1057/gpp.2014.6	University of Stellenbosch Business School, P.O. Box 610, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa	Akotey, J.O., University of Stellenbosch Business School, P.O. Box 610, Bellville 7535, Cape Town...	This paper examines the link between microinsurance services and households' asset accumulation i...	Asset accumulation; Ghana; Households; Microinsurance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84882430919	The determinants of box office performance in the film industry revisited	Pangarker N.A., Smit E.V.D.M.	2013	South African Journal of Business Management	44	3	None	University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa	Pangarker, N.A., University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Af...	The film industry is a significant player in the global economy. It calls for significant up-fron...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955875625	Evaluating the economic impact of national sporting performance:Evidence from the Johannesburg St...	Smith B.K., Krige J.D.	2010	South African Journal of Business Management	41	3	None	University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa	Smith, B.K., University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa...	This study examines the impact of South Africa's national soccer, rugby and cricket teams' perfor...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77951259985	Characterisation of South African equity unit trusts using the active share measure as a performa...	Hirschel P., Krige J.D.	2010	Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics	34	1	None	University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa	Hirschel, P., University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Afric...	This study investigates the relationship between the active share, tracking error and investment ...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84877064067	Investigating the sources of performance in South African general equity unit trusts	Fox M.A., Krige J.D.	2013	Investment Analysts Journal	77	1	None	University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa	Fox, M.A.; Krige, J.D., University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, S...	The objective of this study is to analyse the sources of performance in South African domestic eq...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-50949099697	The drivers influencing the relationship between sales representatives and customers and the impa...	Herbst F.J., Forrest C.L.	2008	South African Journal of Business Management	39	1	None	University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa; Franchise M...	Herbst, F.J., University of Stellenbosch Business School, PO Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Afric...	Companies within the FMCG sector are continually trying to create value from their brands by incr...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34250304749	Corporate governance, ownership structure and performance of SMEs in Ghana: Implications for fina...	Abor J., Biekpe N.	2007	Corporate Governance	7	3	10.1108/14720700710756562	University of Stellenbosch, Business School, Cape Town, South Africa; University of Ghana, Busine...	Abor, J., University of Stellenbosch, Business School, Cape Town, South Africa, University of Gha...	Purpose - This study seeks to assess how the adoption of corporate governance structures affects ...	Corporate governance; Corporate ownership; Ghana; Performance management; Small to medium-sized e...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-62749128032	Effect of analyte properties on the kinetic performance of liquid chromatographic separations	de Villiers A., Lynen F., Sandra P.	2009	Journal of Chromatography A	1216	16	10.1016/j.chroma.2008.11.101	University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Afric...	de Villiers, A., University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry, Private Bag X1, Matieland, ...	Advances in modern high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) have led to increased interest i...	Analyte properties; Kinetic performance; Liquid chromatography; Pharmaceutical compounds	Analyte properties; Analytes; Chromatographic systems; Drug molecules; High-performance liquid ch...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-62249134367	High performance liquid chromatography analysis of wine anthocyanins revisited: Effect of particl...	de Villiers A., Cabooter D., Lynen F., Desmet G., Sandra P.	2009	Journal of Chromatography A	1216	15	10.1016/j.chroma.2009.02.038	University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Afric...	de Villiers, A., University of Stellenbosch, Department of Chemistry, Private Bag X1, Matieland, ...	The complex anthocyanin fraction of red wines poses a demanding analytical challenge. We have fou...	Anthocyanins; Elevated temperature; HPLC; Small particles; Thermal degradation; Wine	Anthocyanins; Elevated temperature; HPLC; Small particles; Thermal degradation; Body fluids; Chro...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77249102050	Performance of low noise fans in power plant air cooled steam condensers	Van Der Spuy S.J., Von Backström T.W., Kröger D.G.	2009	Noise Control Engineering Journal	57	4	10.3397/1.3151851	University of Stellenbosch, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602...	Van Der Spuy, S.J., University of Stellenbosch, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Private Bag...	Axial fans are often installed in locations where the orientation and surrounding infrastructure ...	None	Air-cooled steam condensers; Axial fans; Detrimental effects; Fan performance; Low noise; Perform...	None	View

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